Tag Archives: Mass.

Winter in New Jersey was not that snowy after all. Indeed, snowfall in the Garden State was a fraction of what many other Eastern areas received. New Jersey averaged 53.8 inches of snow this season, the eighth largest total in … Continue reading →

This week’s snowstorm had a widespread impact in New Jersey and other states. Only Massachusetts got more snow than the Garden State, according to the Weather Prediction Center. Hanover, Mass., got 18 inches versus 15.8 inches in Manalapan, according to … Continue reading →

Arctic air is expected to hit the New Jersey area Sunday into Monday, a coastal storm may affect the region next week and it may snow, according to the National Weather Service. But there’s lots of uncertainty about the potential … Continue reading →

I’ve been on the road the last two weekends and checked out the scenic Newbury, Mass., area on Sunday. I went for a walk in the Parker River area and saw some beautiful landscapes and reeds, which were Phragmites. Phragmites … Continue reading →

It’s “Tsunami Awareness Week,” and don’t think it can’t happen on the East Coast. It has, according to a National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program handbook. Based on lessons learned from the destructive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, even … Continue reading →

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Todd B. BatesTodd covers the environment and severe weather for the Asbury Park Press, which he joined on Earth Day in 1985. He's covered myriad environmental, energy, health, weather and scientific issues since 1980. He's taken graduate-level courses in environmental health, environmental risk assessment and public health. Todd, a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, is a member of the Investigations Team. Follow him at www.Twitter/ToddBBatesAPP, www.Facebook.com/ToddBBates, http://instagram.com/toddbbatesapp, www.toddbbatesapp.tumblr.com, or Google+ https://plus.google.com/+ToddBBates/E-mail Todd